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SLO council approves Garden Street Terraces project

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council issued the final approval Tuesday night for a downtown development nearly 10 years in the making. The Garden Street Terraces Project, created by San Luis Obispo developer Hamish Marshall, will consist of retail and... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach picks new police chief

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Pismo Beach Commander Jake Miller will serve as the city’s next police chief, the city announced Tuesday. Miller, a 20-year veteran of the Pismo Beach Police Department, will replace retiring chief Jeff Norton on August 1. City Manager Jim Lewis,... (Continue reading)

Democrats lose supermajority

Written on 4 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

After a little more than a year of a Democrat supermajority in both houses of the California Legislature, the legal troubles of two Democrats has cost the party its state Senate majority. [MercuryNews] State Sen. Ronald Calderon’s decision Sunday to... (Continue reading)

Sheriff announces animal cruelty investigation, supports rancher

Written on 4 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla announced yesterday that the department is conducting a thorough investigation into allegations of animal cruelty by an area sheep rancher. However, he also stated in the press release that Jean (JB) Jaureguy’s... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teacher had sex with student in classroom

Written on 4 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A Santa Maria teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student engaged in sex acts in his classroom, according to a search warrant filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court. [KSBY] Brian Hook, 53, was a social science... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria considering e-cigarette ban

Written on 3 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Central Coast may have a new trend-setting city in the implementation of smoking restrictions. On Tuesday, the Santa Maria City Council will consider adopting an e-cigarette ban. The city has already banned smoking in most public places, but the... (Continue reading)

Brown weary of potheads, opposes legalization

Written on 3 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown, who recently declared that he would run for a fourth term as governor, stated Sunday that he opposes the legalization of marijuana. [Mercury News] “The world’s pretty dangerous, very competitive,” Brown said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet... (Continue reading)

Red panda dies at Atascadero Zoo

Written on 3 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Atascadero Zoo workers found a young red panda curled up in a ball Saturday morning. It was dead. [Tribune] “It doesn’t have any wounds or show an obvious cause of death and appears to have just expired in its sleep,”... (Continue reading)

Storm swells damage Central Coast piers and restaurants

Written on 2 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Large storm swells damaged the Avila Beach, Goleta and the Gaviota piers and several restaurants during Saturday’s storm. Deck boards on a section of the Avila Beach Pier were disconnected after being battered by large waves that accompanied the morning’s... (Continue reading)

Bodies of Central Coast car crash victims identified

Written on 28 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two men who died in car crash in Paso Robles Wednesday afternoon as 26-year-old Jeremy Nathaniel Martin and 24-year-old Christopher Michael Medina. Martin resided in Grover Beach, and Medina lived... (Continue reading)